Echoes Down the Corridor: Collected Essays 1944-2000 - Hardcover

Miller, Arthur

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0413771172 ISBN 13: 9780413771179

Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

This volume gathers together 50 essays by one of the most influential literary, cultural and intellectual voices of our time. Arranged chronologically, these writings take the reader on a whirlwind tour of modern history: the Nazi war crimes trials, Vietnam, Watergate, the Balkan conflict and even President Clinton's infamous liaison with Monica Lewinsky. From his personal experience, Miller writes passionate discourses on censorship and the death penalty as well as Swiftian satire on the McCarthy witch-hunts, records his meeting with Nelson Mandela and assesses the lasting impact of the Depression on an American generation. Yet here also is Miller in meditative and even playful mood, evoking the subtle pleasures of gardening, or remembering the Brooklyn full of characters and practical jokers where he grew up, or wryly recounting the Mafia kidnap experience that never was.

About this title

About the Author:

Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1938, he found fame in theatre and film from 1947. He has received numerous awards and honour for his work as a writer and humanitarian.

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0413771172
• ISBN 13: 9780413771179
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 343
• Editor: Centola Stephen